New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-05
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OFFICERS OvERPowERED oNA TRAIN

PRISONERS FRIENDS TAKE HIM FROM HIS CAPToR1
AFTER BLOODY sCUFFLE IN THE DARK.
PIrrsBURG, Feb. 4.-The most daring and SUD-
cessful attempt that was ever made IN thiA
vicinity DO rescue prisoner occurred early this
morning on the Cleveland and Pittsbug express
which left this city at ii :25 o'clock last night
for Cleveland. Captain Hocn and Detective HULL
gan, OF Cleveland having received a requisition.
determined to return to Cleveland last night with
their prisoner. Harry McSIunn. who was &C.
cused OF having been concerned In the recent ex.
tensive fur robbery in that city. Securely hand
cuned, the prisoner was placed on board the train
at the outer depot in Allegheny He book his
arrest coolly and seemed anxious to cause the de-
tectives as little trouble as possible The express
sped on. and at o'clock this morning Alliance.
Ohio, was reached. At that point five men
boarded the train and passed through several OF
the cars Finally they the officers and their
prisoner sitting in the smoking No sign of
recognition passed between McMunn and the men.
and they sat down few seats from the prisones
and in few minutes the express continued ito
course. When Ravenna was reached the Tires
men suddenly from their seats and without
warning drew their revolvers on the officers. Thero
were only two other passengers in the ear, and
the confcderatcs Of McSunn were complete
ters Of the situation. One of the men with q
coupling pin wrapped in paper knocked IIulligan
down. Hoehn tried to draw his revolver, bu0
the men were too quick. They opened fire on him.
The captain rceed and tottered into the
aisle with bullets in his arm and hip As no
fell one Of the gang iumred on him and kicked
him. Detective lIulgan had fallen irscnsble in
a scat. The passengers that were in the smoking
car became terrorized and hid under the seats
The alarm spread TO the other cars and the train
men and other passengers hurried forward. A
tfplC tI,aip .1ad olIth hlff.
few feet apart were the bodies of Detective
IIulgan and Captain iOehn. The for cOv-
cred with blood and the seats in the where
the shooting had occurred were pierced and shat
tered by bullets. The prisoner and his rcscueIs
had disappeared in the excitement, having jumped
from the train All trace Of them was lost III tho
darkness The Ravenna police were informed and
posse started out at to scour the country.
The injured men were made as comfortable ~
possible and then taken on 10 Cleveland.
DISPATCHES from Cleveland say that the trim
bearing the two wounded men arrived in Cleve-
land about 7 80 o'clock this morning. Al the
depot the ambulance and large, easy-spIinsed
CO, cred wagon were in waiting. Captain llo. I'm
WAS placed in the wa.on and sent TO the City
Hospital The ambulance then took llullgan TO
his home at Bond and Lake sts. On arriving at
the hospital the house physician examined Cap
tain Hoehns wounds. The brave officer was shot
down his leg and being lmbcdded in the hcsh.
Another bullet took effect In his left arm and
passing from the wrist UPWARD came out OF tho
elbow. lie also received a severe cut IN the
head Hulligan had four cuts in the head. Ono
made by the coupling pin, and TINS Is
feared has fractured his skull One ear was also
half cut of. The physicians think that Captain
Iloehn may recover. although his Injuries mo
serious Detective Ilullgans condition is very
crit ical IL iniammat ION sets III he VIII de- onc
OF the burglars was shot.
Captain Hoehn in his statement of the MURDER
Gus assault said that he learned that tmee sus-
picious characters boarded the tram at Alliance.
He took the precaulion TO walk through the cars
and look out on tile platforms. Seeing DO one he
returned 10 his seat. At Ravenna three men
entered the car from the rear door facing tho
captain. They walked through thc aisle until
Trey reached the seats occupied by the two officers
Ilt.lli.an's back was toward them, ana drawing
a coupling pin wrapped In white paper one OF inc
men struck hho detective terrible blow on tho
head, knocking hm almost senselcss into the seit
AT the sane time two OF them covered the cap
tain with their rev divers and ordered lam Ia -
main quiet IIulligan called for help and Hoe a.
designating the pistols aimed at his breast,
umpod to his feet, drew his revolver and fired.
The assassins returned the fire, and the man with
the coupling pin again struck liulll,an and theh
ran along the aisle and broke the lamps In a
moment the car in total darkness and a
terrific hand -tohand struggle between the bravo
police captain and his four assailanbs ensued.
Twice the thieves knocked the captain scnseess 10
the floor and both times he recovered consciousness
almost Immediately and returned TO the combat.
The first time he fell one OF the murderers sad
We've killed him. Let him lay there. lio
did not "lay," however, but jumped to his 1tet
and luckily continued the fight All this timo
Uulliean was unconscious and the ass;sss'ns
dragged him. handcufied to the prisoner. from tho
cur to the ground. liochn finally fousht h's way
to the platform OF the car where the basgaseman
and freight conductor found him.
CLEVELAND Feb. 4.-The county commissioner
and the pollce board have offered q reward II
So 900 for tho capture Of the criminals VINO res
resting quietly tonight but the chances OF recoy.
ery are strongly against them. he couptry a3oit
Ravenna is being secured by detectives ana DOLCE
men in the hope of capturing the desperadoes.